jesse1378

i agree operator error. what i did was build my pouring station out of wood. thenin front of my microwave i stapled a big (old and not usable on the car) microfiber towel to the table. that gives me a lil room to move the cup around, or have two cups sitting there and be good to go. i also make sure not to touch my aluminum molds with the pyrex cups.

if you get a cheap microwave make sure its at lease 900 watts. i found only a couple 1100 watt microwaves on craigslist for 50 bucks and they wouldnt come down. so i went to target and found a brand new one with 900 watts and a warrenty for 60. so shop around.

you could use a microwave and a pyrex cup. a hot plate or a presto pot.

i just started as well. my molds were home made. i used resin..the cheap stuff from wal-mart. and a bread pan form the dollar store (3 for a buck) mix the resin and pour, as it starts to thicken up i add placed 4 trick worms on top and another i used 5 finesse worms. mold works great and produces great baits. i did not buy any kits, i order a lil plastic (dont go big atleast a gallon) a couple colors and a cople glitter. buy all separate and get stuff to amke the colors you use the most. 1) in the end it is cheaper to pour your own...starting off it is not lol 2) answered above. rtv works well, but i couldnt get it to come out how i wanted. the resin is perfect 3) starting cost depends on how much you get lol. a gallon of calhouns is like 29 bucks. and if you get alluminum molds they go for anything from 30 + my first two all. molds were a 4" 10 cavity stick bait (120 bucks) and a 3.5 kickin frog (30 something) stick was from del-mart and the frog was from bear. 4) here's my numbers...1280 4" slim stick baits from a gallon. 256 3.5" frogs from a gallon. 5) i started off with calhouns soft. you can add salt and softner for stick, leave it be for tricks and finesse worms and trailers. most people use med for frogs, but i'm using soft and they seem fine to me. for more plasces to get info try our bearbaits.com and del-mart.com each have forums and everyone has good info. i know on bear's you get more replys quicker *hint

i am kinda interested in the frogs. could you post some more pics of the frogs so i can see it better. that way i get a better idea of what the whole frog looks like. or post a link to Bob's site and ill check for picks there.

i just started and i bought a quart of calhoun soft, no yellow tint.

good info here, the only thing i would add is that adding fresh plastic to the old baits makes a world of difference. but if you are trying not to buy chemicals then the condition of the old baits will forcast the condition of the new ones. oh!! make sure all the moisture is out of the old baits before cooking. if there is moisture in there they could erupt or pop on you.

never heard of it, but i added it to my cart to see what shipping would be. they made me put in my zipcode and told me my local lowes doesnt carry it. that was the end of it. wouldnt let me do anything else.

check out bearbaits.com he has a kudzu colorant. http://www.bearsbaits.com/Cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=15 just give it a sec for all the colors to load at the bottom and when you click on it there will be a bigger pic on the right.

ahh..i have heard of them too.

you said lc plastic and lc measuring cup....what does lc stand for? still new dont know all the brands yet. i have heard of calhouns and M-F.

i'm in florida. i'm stationed at Eglin , AFB. i'm going to be using sinko style baits and trck worm style baits. later when i start pouring frogs ill prob get some med plastics.

i posted this on the bearbaits forum and the general suggestion is to go with the soft and have softner, but to get the next size up on the glitter (.040) and bump the plastic to 2.5 gal, and get 4oz colors.

ok so i have been doing alot of reading. and i have decided to go with Calhoun. my question is people talk about the "super soft", so..since this will be my first time doing any of this should i buy the super soft and hardener and start from there. with the super soft i wouldnt need to buy any softener right? i will be starting out with trick worms and sinko style baits. so i want the baits to be nice and limber, yet not fall apart on me. i will be creating some molds soon b4 i purchase any f the plastic stuff. just doing the research on it now. when i place my order so far it is going to be... super soft plastic hardener worm oil anything else for a beginner? i will be pouring for now and i will be using a microwae and a pyrex cup. maybe a hot plate to keep everything warm since ill be going slow. thanks, ~Jesse

i am new as well and this sounds like a nice idea. so BUMP FOR ANSWER also...what about that foam in a can stuff...it eapands so you would use very litle at a time and a good coat sealer/primer plus base and clear should make for nice colors and sealing it. i also know there is a foam you can mix and pour. i dont rememebr the name but i wantched people use it to shape custom speaker boxes...maybe check a marine store? OR what about using an old styrophome cooler...shape each half, glue to gether then finish with the sealer/primer and base/clear??? i think that with a sinco would have a fall rate that would just keep it in the strike zone....maybe even be able to suspend it